The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
BERTOLT BRECHTOh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Unhappiness doesn’t grow on the chest like leprosy. Poverty won’t fall off the roof like a loose tile, no; poverty and unhappiness are man’s doing.
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First the grub, then the morals.
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With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose.
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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
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Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.
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Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Recently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a bird is more musical than a tree.
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